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MN — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MN during 2008
Total Raised
$72,376,989
Total Donated
$38,930,082
Candidates
38
Individual Donors
15,905
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $5,948,581
REP $28,896,303
Top Candidates in MN (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKEN, AL | DFL | Senate | $22,502,124 |
| COLEMAN, NORM | REP | Senate | $19,298,843 |
| CIRESI, MICHAEL V | DFL | Senate | $3,962,273 |
| BACHMANN, MICHELE | REP | House | $3,493,814 |
| TINKLENBERG, ELWYN GLENN | DFL | House | $2,968,322 |
| PAULSEN, ERIK | REP | House | $2,781,440 |
| MADIA, JIGAR ASHWIN | DFL | House | $2,734,895 |
| WALZ, TIMOTHY J. | DEM | House | $2,732,743 |
| OBERSTAR, JAMES L HON. | DFL | House | $1,995,757 |
| ELLISON, KEITH MAURICE | DEM | House | $1,529,450 |
| KLINE, JOHN P. | REP | House | $1,464,912 |
| PETERSON, COLLIN C | DFL | House | $1,218,270 |
| DAVIS, BRIAN JAMES | REP | House | $1,097,205 |
| MCCOLLUM, BETTY | DEM | House | $722,059 |
| NELSON-PALLMEYER, JACK | DEM | Senate | $614,233 |
| SARVI, STEPHEN TODD | DFL | House | $559,477 |
| BONOFF, TERRI | DFL | House | $475,623 |
| FARIS, PRISCILLA LORD | DFL | Senate | $427,322 |
| OLSON, ROBERT A | DEM | House | $271,621 |
| DAY, DICK | REP | House | $267,443 |
| DEMMER, RANDY LEE | REP | House | $239,971 |
| BARKLEY, DEAN MALCOLM | IND | Senate | $163,358 |
| DILLON, DAVID G | IND | House | $161,185 |
| HOVLAND, JAMES BARRIE | DFL | House | $140,984 |
| HILL, ROBERT ANTHONY | DFL | House | $125,546 |
Top Donors in MN (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIRESI, MICHAEL V | $1,710,392 | — |
| 2 | ENTENZA, MATT | $318,900 | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
| 3 | GROFF, HOWARD | $96,200 | TEALWOOD CARE CENTERS INC |
| 4 | DAYTON, MARK | $87,800 | CONSULTANT |
| 5 | POHLAD, MICHELLE | $81,500 | — |
| 6 | POHLAD, ROBERT C | $77,500 | BELLFONTE |
| 7 | POHLAD, WILLIAM M | $74,700 | RIVERROAD PRODUCTIONS |
| 8 | SIMON, JEROME | $73,800 | MAUN GREEN HAYES & SIMON |
| 9 | MILLER, BRIAN | $72,950 | — |
| 10 | MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE | $72,300 | — |
| 11 | SEIU LOCAL 113 PAC | $71,964 | — |
| 12 | POHLAD, REBECCA C | $71,562 | — |
| 13 | MORGAN, JOHN L | $66,600 | — |
| 14 | DAVIS, BRIAN JAMES | $64,188 | MAYO CLINIC |
| 15 | MILLER, RICHARD | $63,208 | RICHARD MILLER ASSOC |
| 16 | ULRICH, ROBERT | $62,124 | TARGET STORES |
| 17 | NEWSTROM, JEANNE | $62,000 | — |
| 18 | WATERS, ELIZABETH | $60,750 | ISD 196 |
| 19 | GABBERT, MARTHA MRS. | $57,500 | R&B PROPERTIES |
| 20 | KLEIN, JOYCE | $56,800 | — |
| 21 | SRIVER, JOSEPH | $55,650 | — |
| 22 | Pohlad, James O. Mr. | $55,400 | Marquette Bancshares |
| 23 | LEWIS, PATRICK | $54,200 | NWNL INSURANCE |
| 24 | HOUTON, JAMES | $54,060 | U OF M |
| 25 | ROBERT, JANET | $53,500 | ATTORNEY |